Embedding European citizen visions in sustainability transition

Comparative analysis across 30 European countries

Datos Bibliográficos

ID9847017
AutoresKaisa Matscho (0000-0002-4045-6729, National Consumer Research Centre, autor de correspondencia), Kaisa Matschoss, Petteri Repo (0000-0002-0298-5718, University of Helsinki), Päivi Timonen (0000-0001-8166-4578, University of Helsinki)
Año2019
Volumen112
Páginas102437
Fecha de publicación2019-09-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaFutures (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0016-3287 • E-ISSN: 1873-6378
EditorialElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/j.futures.2019.102437
OpenAlexW2961431170
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas10
Referencias citadas72

Co-production of knowledge with international publics can reveal novel insights into sustainability concerns across countries. However, generalisable studies on how place-specificity corresponds to sustainability transition are lacking, although there is an emerging body of literature on the geography of sustainability transition. This article contributes to that aim by examining 1) how citizen perspectives on sustainability are distributed across countries and groups of countries, and 2) what sustainability directions the citizens in their respective countries are likely to support. Empirical analysis of citizen visions of sustainable and desirable futures from 30 European countries identifies distinct topics through modelling and categorises groups of countries according to similarities. The study finds an overarching, education-related European citizen approach to sustainability. However, there are other topical differences across groups of countries, which implies that there is not one European but several optional policy directions for successful sustainability transition

Economics · Futures contract · Futures studies · Political science · Sociology · Sustainability · Sustainability organizations · Sustainability science · Transition (genetics · Vision · Climate Change Communication and Perception · Ecology · Environmental Education and Sustainability · Sustainability and Climate Change Governance